On this day in 1899, a congressional act authorized the formation of the Thirty-Third Infantry Regiment, better known as the "Texas Regiment," one of the most famous American combat units of the...(Read More)

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BROWNS CREEK (MILLS COUNTY)

BROWNS CREEK (Mills County). Browns Creek rises in central Mills County (at 31°36' N, 98°34' W) and runs south for fourteen miles to its mouth on Pecan Bayou, in the southern part of the county (at 31°27' N, 98°42' W). The terrain is flat with local shallow depressions and a surface of sandy and clay loams that support water-tolerant hardwoods, conifers, and grasses.

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